Open AccessCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Future Challenges and Recommendations for Dental Settings
Author(s) -
Najmus Sahar,
Pradeep Tangade,
Vikas Singh,
Surbhi Priyadarshini,
Debashis Roy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international healthcare research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-8090
DOI - 10.26440/ihrj/0411.02392
Subject(s) - pandemic , transmission (telecommunications) , outbreak , covid-19 , disease , infection control , medicine , public health , contagious disease , coronavirus , intensive care medicine , virus , medical emergency , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , pathology , computer science , telecommunications
The novel coronavirus outbreak is a contagious disease affecting the countries around the world. The quick advancing nature of pandemic has gripped the entire community making it a public health emergency. Infection control preventive measures are necessary to prevent it from further spreading. Medical practitioners, health care workers and Dentists are at high risk of acquiring and transmission of infection. The virus transmission occurs through respiratory tract, aerosols and droplets. Clinical manifestations of virus vary from mild to severe sickness. This review article mainly emphasizes on all the information collected to date on the virus, and future recommendations for dental settings to manage the further spread of this virus.